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Covered Box

Designer Designed by Louis C. Tiffany American
ca. 1905–13
Not on view
This object forms part of a group of glass vessels and enamel containers Louis Comfort Tiffany loaned to the Museum in 1925 that were later given to the Museum by the Tiffany Foundation in 1951 (51.121.1–.44). Tiffany originally chose this group of objects to show examples of form, technique, and color that were not represented in the 1896 Havemeyer gift (96.17.9–.56). Only a few small, delicately carved wooden objects are known from the Tiffany Studios. The careful workmanship and innovative designs make them some of Tiffany's most unusual creations.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Covered Box
  • Designer: Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
  • Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
  • Date: ca. 1905–13
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Wood; European walnut (?), glass
  • Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.121.44a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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